Wairaka, whakatane

The late Kohine Te Whakarua Ponika (born in Ruatoki, 28 June, 1920) and wrote some of the most popular Maori songs ever written; yet few know that these songs, written over a period of 50 years, were all the work of one composer who could not read a note of music. Over the years, hundreds of kapa haka groups have sung Kohine's songs, they are timeless. She passed away in 1989 and is buried at Tauarau Marae with Koti her husband.

With Toa Fraser's Maori language action drama The Dead Lands now in post production the first images from the film began popping up in New Zealand media yesterday. And Twitch has not only gathered those images but also added to.